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#1

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by RedHand88 - Today at 11:51:53 AM

Killyman in for another year of circling the drain.

#2

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by Goals_Will_Come - Today at 11:44:06 AM

Jaysus that's a bad oul beating for Killyman in the opening league game in Div3.

Opening round fixtures show the need for 3B. Be surprised to see shocks anywhere and the expected favourites all winning comfortably.

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[Also, when it comes to the clubs, the vast majority can start their championship in July when their county side are out anyway. That was a big issue pre split.A team gets kncoked out in July and yet no serious club games till end of August for no reason...]

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Is the earlier Championshi...

Last post by APM - Today at 11:37:17 AM

In Gaelic football in general there is always a need to ne seen to want to change it. Change the rules and a good county manager will find a new way to play and negate it.

Change the season, change the format. Even at club level sometimes there is a system that works and then it gets thrown out for no reason, other than to be seen to do something.

I think that the split season has to stay but tweaks and more time needed. At county level the provincials are the biggest issue.

The league tends to be good, and look at all the finals produced somme kind of excitement. In the Provinces Leinster and Munster Finals are going to be terrible. Connacht is tighter but no side is flying.

Ulster is competetive, but then when the teams don't go all the way the provincials are blamed for being so hard to get through...

Also, when it comes to the clubs, the vast majority can start their championship in July when their county side are out anyway. That was a big issue pre split.
A team gets kncoked out in July and yet no serious club games till end of August for no reason...

That's the failure in this. It seemed to have been changed so clubs wudnt be playing championship in the muck of winter but club championship time remained the same. Now for August-September is club league games a very diluted competition compared to county or club championship. Loads county players just head to US for those months... indeed July as most county teams eliminated by start of July

That's it in a nutshell! But you'll never hear that from the player's representatives because it's easier to lay the blame at the structures and the GAA.

It's is a complete joke that despite the split season, CBs are still running off leagues in December. It is also very questionable where the demand is for round robin championship structures at club level. It just creates loads of meaningless games, further dilutes the relevance of leagues and reinforces the notion that the real action doesn't start until about mid-September in many counties.

Given what has been sacrificed at county level (giving up the entire summer), with a more intense season for county players, and limited benefits at club level, you'd have ask what was the point?

#4

Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by SHEEDY - Today at 11:09:03 AM

Have the gaa announced the date and time for the London game? Anyone thinking of travelling.

Limerick match is in Newry next Saturday (11th) at 4pm.

London match is in Ruislip on Saturday 18th at 6pm.

Offaly match hasn't been set yet, it will be at neutral venue on June 1st/2nd

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: The Football Review Survey

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 10:49:50 AM

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport-columnists/arid-41387140.html

[Also, when it comes to the clubs, the vast majority can start their championship in July when their county side are out anyway. That was a big issue pre split.A team gets kncoked out in July and yet no serious club games till end of August for no reason...]

#6

GAA Discussion / Re: Is the earlier Championshi...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 10:45:45 AM

In Gaelic football in general there is always a need to ne seen to want to change it. Change the rules and a good county manager will find a new way to play and negate it.

Change the season, change the format. Even at club level sometimes there is a system that works and then it gets thrown out for no reason, other than to be seen to do something.

I think that the split season has to stay but tweaks and more time needed. At county level the provincials are the biggest issue.

The league tends to be good, and look at all the finals produced somme kind of excitement. In the Provinces Leinster and Munster Finals are going to be terrible. Connacht is tighter but no side is flying.

Ulster is competetive, but then when the teams don't go all the way the provincials are blamed for being so hard to get through...

Also, when it comes to the clubs, the vast majority can start their championship in July when their county side are out anyway. That was a big issue pre split.
A team gets kncoked out in July and yet no serious club games till end of August for no reason...

That's the failure in this. It seemed to have been changed so clubs wudnt be playing championship in the muck of winter but club championship time remained the same. Now for August-September is club league games a very diluted competition compared to county or club championship. Loads county players just head to US for those months... indeed July as most county teams eliminated by start of July

#7

Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by snoopdog - Today at 08:51:03 AM

Have the gaa announced the date and time for the London game? Anyone thinking of travelling.

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by imtommygunn - Today at 08:43:33 AM

Marty there aren't loads of outside managers at top level county. Maybe down divisions.

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by screenexile - Today at 08:01:42 AM

Jimmy record against Harte in championship is 3-0. Harte should have stepped away from Tyrone bout 2010 got left behind by the best coaches then.. cudnt get the better of Kerry, Dublin or Mayo from 2008. No coincidence Tyrone won Sam year after he went. He's not the Messiah!

He's a very naughty boy... now go away!!!

#10

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by marty34 - Today at 07:58:00 AM

Great to see a lad with south Derry connections playing mid-field for Galway.